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Welding program at Galveston College
Galveston, TX · Public 4-year · (409) 944-1220 · School website
On Texas's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 71
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $29,709
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- $57,940
- Cost, length and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Earnings and debt: College Scorecard data files, June 10, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, read October 8, 2026.
Awards in this program
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 42 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 22 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 7 | Not reported | Not reported |
On the WIOA list (Texas)
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Technology Associate of Applied ScienceCore & Levels 1 2 and 3 · Online only · CIP 48.0508 | $9,137+ $1,230 books | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding Technology Level One Advanced Level CertificateCore & Levels 1 2 and 3 · Online only · CIP 48.0508 | $7,500+ $1,280 books | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding Technology Level One Certificate EntryLevels 1 2 and 3 · Online only · CIP 48.0508 | $7,500+ $1,330 books | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding Technology Level Two Advanced Level CertificateCore and Levels 1 2 and 3 · Online only · CIP 48.0508 | $4,233+ $1,880 books | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov (ETA-9171), June 30, 2025 file, read October 8, 2026. Matched by name, address and CIP code.
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